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Cows in Cars! (via mental_floss)

The 6 Most Insanely Misguided Attempts at Viral Marketing. Because instilling terror in potential customers sounded like a good idea at the time.

Things I Learned from Chuck Jones.

John Cleese explains the difference between American football and what the rest of the world plays. Some even refer to the US game as "hand egg".

You plan a shot, set the timer, then run to get into place before the camera snaps. Sometimes it doesn't turn out as planned. (via reddit)

Not only is violinist Teppei Okada playing the Mario Theme, he also recreates all the sound effects as the game is played.

John Clarke and Bryan Dawe explain the Gulf oil spill. The actual newsmakers are so absurd that it's hard for parodies to measure up -but these guys are up to the task.